Sleeve pressing pad



Feb. 18, 1958 A. A. JENNINGS SLEEVE ,PRESSING PAP Filed Nov. '25, 1955 Arm/vs v 2,823,471 1C6 Patented Feb. 18, 1958 SLEEVE PRESSING PAD Alethea A. Jennings, Cleveland, Ohio Application November 25, 1955, Serial No. 548,944

2 Claims. (Cl. 38-141) This invention relates to pressing pads; and more particularly to pressing pads of a flexible nature, adapted to be inserted in a coat or other garments during a pressing operation, and for holding such garment in shape during such operation.

Commercial pressing establishments usually, employ a rigid pressing form of one sort or another on which garments are placed during the pressing operation. In some instances rigid separable pressing pads hinged together are used. Devices of this type are of rather large construction; are expensive to purchase, and therefore are not well adapted for use in the home.

I have discovered that a lightweight, flexible contoured pressing pad, particularly adapted for pressing garments in the home where it may be used on a table or ironing board, can be made from cotton batten retained between layers of cloth, positioned and arranged as described herein.

Therefore, objects of this invention are to provide a lightweight form-fitting pressing pad, which can be provided at a relatively low cost, is adapted to be used on flat surfaces of any kind, and is adapted to be used in garments within a relatively wide range of sizes and shapes.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a pad of this nature which may be readily utilized by an inexperienced person, the same providing a highly satisfactory pressing pad.

These and other objects will become apparent during the course of the following specification.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a side view, with parts broken away, of a pressing pad adapted to be used in pressing the body of a coat;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side view, with parts broken away, of a pressing pad adapted for use in pressing a coat sleeve;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the device shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a view of the pad illustrated in Fig. 1 showing it inserted in the front of a coat; and

Fig. 8 is a view of the sleeve pressing pad illustrated in position in a coat sleeve.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates a coat front pressing pad, while the letter B indicates a coat sleeve pressing pad. Both pads preferably have an inner portion of cotton batten 10, or the like, having a layer of gauze material 11 on each side thereof to hold the cotton batten in place, while a layer of heavy cloth material 12, such as twill, canvas, or the like, is disposed over the outside surfaces of the gauze 11. The layers of the foregoing materials are bound together by a cloth tape 13 folded around the margins of the materials and secured thereto by stitching 14 in an obvious manner.

It will be noted that pad A is of a general rectangular shape having a cut-away portion at 15 at the top righthand corner thereof, which is contoured to form a pressing surface at the junction of the sleeve with the shoulder portion of a coat. The top left-hand corner of the pad A, as shown in Fig, 1, is cut away at 16. A series of curved stitches 17 are provided at the top portion of the pad A in order to provide a heavier and stiffer pressing surface for the top of a coat. The upper right-hand corner of the pad A is provided with a heavier layer of cotton batten, in the area indicated by the numeral 18, to provide a more curved pressing surface corresponding somewhat to the natural curvature of a coat at the point of junction of the sleeve with the shoulder portion.

Likewise pad B which is essentially a tubular body of tapering form is provided at its upper right-hand corner, as viewed in Fig. 4, with a heavier layer of cotton batten, in the area indicated at 19, to provide a configuration adapted to provide a contour or shape corresponding in general to the shape of a coat sleeve at the point of its juncture with the shoulder portion of a coat. Both pressing pads A and B are reversible, the position of each pad in a coat being illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. The shape and contour of each pad is designed to conform to the average coat size or shape in order that one side of each pad may be used in pressing coats of various sizes and shapes.

When using pad A in pressing a coat front, the front coat wings are opened, and the pad is then inserted against the inner surface of one side of the coat back, for example, the right side of a coat 20, as viewed in Fig. 7. The right front Wing of the coat 20 is then folded around the pad, with the cut-away portion 15 of the pad A disposed in the area of the coat sleeve 21, and with the cutaway portion 16 disposed in the vicinity of that part of the coat 20 where the inner end of the sleeve 21 is fastened. At the same time, the heavier portion 18 of the pad A may be folded over to produce a rounded contour at the point of juncture of the inner end of the sleeve 21 with the shoulder portion 22 of the coat, to provide a somewhat rounded shape at that point. The cut-away portion 16 provides an opening at the location of the open portion of the coat, as will be readily understood.

The manner of using the pad B as applied to the left sleeve of a coat suit, is illustrated in Fig. 8. The pad B is disposed within the coat sleeve 21, which may be accomplished either by folding the coat sleeve 21 up, and then unfolding it over the pad B, or by drawing the pad B into the coat sleeve 21. The heavier portion 19 of the pad B provides a rounded contour at the point of juncture of the sleeve 21 with the shoulder portion 22 of the coat 20, for providing a shape corresponding somewhat to the shape of the shoulder portion 22 of the coat 20, at the inner end of the sleeve, in order that the crease of the sleeve 21 may terminate at the inner end of the sleeve, and provide an uncreased condition of the coat over the shoulder portion 22 and down the front of the coat. If desired, the portions 18 and 19 of pads A and B, respectively, may overlap to provide the proper pressing shape. 1

Pads A and B may be used either separately or simultaneously, depending upon the particular circumstances of the garment being pressed, and the working surface on which the same is being performed. The stitches 17 on the pad A provide a substantially heavier and firmer condition of the pad at that part of the coat where the front diagonal folds or pleats are located, in order that such coat portions may be firmly pressed, without causing shifting of the materials in the pad, as will be readily apparent. It will be apparent that pad B may be reversed, or turned inside out to adapt it for proper pressing association with either a right or a left sleeve of a suit coat.

Obviously, minor changes may be made in the shape,

3. contour or selection of materials used in the pads, and such are Within the contemplated scope of the invention. Also, the pads may be used for pressing articles, other than those illustrated.

It will be apparent that the invention, illustratively disclosed herein, may be variously changed, used or modified, without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof; that this embodiment of my invention is illustrative only, and that my invention is not limited thereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A garment pressing pad comprising, a tubular body of tapering form adapted to be inserted Within at least the shoulder-adjacent portion of a suit coat sleeve and having front and rear upper portions of diiferent areas, the exterior dimension of said pad being substantially the equivalent of the interior dimension of a suit coat sleeve, the rear portion of said tubular body being of sufiicient area to extend above the armpit portion of the sleeve and adjacent to the rear shoulder portion of the coat and carrying pad means providing at such area a thickness greater than that of said body and of a configuration adapted to furnish a contour corresponding generally to the shape of the coat sleeve at the point of its juncture with the shoulder, said body being capable of being turned inside out to operatively reverse it front for rear and thereby adapt it for proper pressing association with either a right or a left sleeve.

2. A garment pressing pad comprising, a tubular body of tapering form adapted to be inserted Within at least the shoulder-adjacent portion of a suit coat sleeve and having front and rear upper portions of different areas, the exterior dimension of said pad being substantially the equivalent of the interior dimension of a suit coat sleeve, the rear portion of said tubular body being of sufiicient area to extend above the armpit portion of the sleeve and adjacent to the rear shoulder portion of the coat, said body being capable of being turned inside out to operatively reverse it front for rear and thereby adapt it for proper pressing association with either a right or a left sleeve.

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